Colorado State University’s rugby team is a sport club. Sport Clubs are organizations that give students the opportunity to participate in their favorite sport at a competitive level. The main differences between a Division I (NCAA) program and a sport club team is the level of funding, there is no formal recruiting and they do not have full time coaches. As a sport club, the team receives a limited annual budget from student fee allocations and generates most of their operating budget from dues and fund raising activities. Participating on a sport club team is a good way to keep that competitive edge and have fun at the same time.

The Rugby program is highly competitive, but the team doesn’t make cuts and we’ll have up to three sides (teams). The team starts workouts in early fall and play both semesters. We practice 3-4 evenings a week and play games on the weekends. The Rams play in one of the toughest collegiate leagues in the nation in the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union (ERRFU). Teams in our union are U.S. Air Force Academy, Wyoming and the University of Colorado and we’ll play some of the smaller schools in the State.

The cost to participate varies from year to year, but dues are about $300 per year and that includes registration with USA Rugby. Travel to territorials is partially covered by the Club, but players do need to pay extra for travel.